Bastille
former fortress in Paris, France
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Summary
Bastille is a castle[1]. Bastille ranks in the top 0.29% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,417 views/month, #8 of 2,754).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: 4th arrondissement of Paris[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Instance of: prison[5], destroyed building or structure[6]
- Commissioned by: Charles V of France[7]
- Made from material: stone[8]
- Location: Place de la Bastille[9], Paris[10]
- Part of: Wall of Charles V[11]
- Has use: fortress[12], prison[13]
- Commons category: Bastille[14]
- Inception: 1370[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1789[16]
- Participated in conflict: Hundred Years' War[17], French Wars of Religion[18]
- Significant event: construction[19], Storming of the Bastille[20], demolition[21], Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bastille[23]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Native label: Bastille[30]
- Different from: Bastille[31]
- State of conservation: demolished or destroyed[32]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Bastille include Place de la Bastille[33], a square[34], in France[35], founded in 1792[36] and Bastille Post[37], a website[38], in People's Republic of China[39].
Why It Matters
Bastille has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Bastille is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Bastille include Place de la Bastille[33], a square[34], in France[35], founded in 1792[36] and Bastille Post[37], a website[38], in People's Republic of China[39].